Board 8 > July Game of the Month Club ft. The Council, Metroid Fusion, and Mario Golf

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Great_Paul
07/12/21 7:33:49 PM
#53:


How many seconds do I still have left?

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KCF0107
07/12/21 8:32:30 PM
#54:


You have 8 remaining
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MZero
07/13/21 1:01:51 AM
#55:


I was enjoying Zero Mission but this Zero Suit part is absolute buns

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Great_Paul
07/13/21 1:14:44 AM
#56:


Support The Great Ace Attorney

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MZero
07/13/21 9:47:22 AM
#57:


I beat Zero Mission but now I'm a bit conflicted. Samus Returns on 3DS is pretty pricey, and idk if I want to play Metroid 2 on Game Boy. Might just skip to Super

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Seanchan
07/13/21 10:20:36 AM
#58:


MZero posted...
I beat Zero Mission but now I'm a bit conflicted. Samus Returns on 3DS is pretty pricey, and idk if I want to play Metroid 2 on Game Boy. Might just skip to Super

AM2R...

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MZero
07/13/21 11:11:11 PM
#59:


Seanchan posted...
AM2R...

What's the deal with that? I remember hearing about it when Nintendo went after them. Is it legal? It seems to still be available places but the original was taken down

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TheArkOfTurus
07/13/21 11:28:04 PM
#60:


MZero posted...
Is it legal? It seems to still be available places but the original was taken down

It's copyright law. I don't think there's any real way to answer that with 100% certainty, and I don't think anyone wants to have a legal battle to find out.

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Seanchan
07/14/21 7:55:06 AM
#61:


Yeah, I'm not going to go into the legality quagmire. Nintendo seemingly comes down hard on anyone doing anything with their properties. Probably didn't help that Samus Returns was in development at the exact same time.

Just wanted to mention it as a "free" and much more accessible (gameplay wise) version of Metroid 2 that plays closer to Super. It even has a few fan-made areas not in the original.

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MZero
07/14/21 9:21:38 AM
#62:


I ended up just buying Samus Returns. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

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TheArkOfTurus
07/15/21 5:17:28 PM
#63:


I've been chipping away at Metroid Fusion (in 20 minute chunks, because that's about how long my DS battery lasts these days.) Just got the wide beam. Smooth sailing so far, but I think I remember a major difficulty spike coming up, (the spider darkx mentioned, I think?) so we'll see how long that lasts.

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Underleveled
07/15/21 6:49:26 PM
#64:


From the power going out until you beat Nightmare is the hardest stretch of the game. A lot of brutal stuff in a row with very little cooldown and lots of long periods with saving unavailable.

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Lolo_Guru
07/15/21 8:11:28 PM
#65:


Mario Golf progress: Just unlocked the Wildweather Woods in story mode.

Man, the hammer bros are getting really tough in the practice area by this point in the game, good thing they're optional. >_>

I sort of wish XC challenge golf was an actual mode I could play on every course. Of the "challenges" so far I enjoyed it more than the plain speed golf for the other badges.

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Cody11533
07/16/21 12:22:48 AM
#66:


Cody has beaten Mario Golf

Story mode was alright, but I prefer the multiplayer to just play golf. I blitzed through but it took a weird turn, sort of like a Pokmon game. I went from trying to collect badges to be the very best to saving the world. Those challenges were way harder than the actual golfing. All together I think they could have expanded it, but I'm here for the multiplayer anyway.

I need to think on my noms, I don't have anything in particular in mind at the moment.
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TheArkOfTurus
07/16/21 1:04:51 PM
#67:


Metroid Fusion: actually did pretty well on the spider. Got it on my third attempt. Died a lot more than that during the SA-X chase. It took me way too long to remember the safe spot was safe as long as you didn't use a power bomb there.

Made it to Nightmare. Uh oh.

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TheArkOfTurus
07/17/21 1:30:39 AM
#68:


ArkOfTurus has beaten Metroid Fusion

4:15, 57%

Nightmare was actually easier for me than I remembered. Got him on my third try, with plenty of health left. SA-X, on the other hand, killed me around a dozen times. The fight was really fun once I got the rhythm down, though, I didn't even mind dying as the final boss was in mid-death animation on my first attempt. Fun game to revisit, must have been at least a decade since I last played it. Have to echo the complaints about the limitations on exploration, though. I appreciate the attempt at a story, but it wasn't good enough to justify constantly locking areas, especially at the end of the game.


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TheArkOfTurus
07/17/21 11:45:55 AM
#69:


Nominate Control

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Sherry_Tueli
07/17/21 6:45:59 PM
#70:


Wickle has now beaten Metroid Fusion himself.

5:14, 55%

Ugh, to only get that much done because of skipping out on full exploration of most sectors thinking I could come back after getting Screw Attack, and nope. That said, I like the story and atmosphere Fusion brings, but I think SA-X combat is a bit too harsh (the chase and his actual boss fight took me the most attempts out of anything in the game. The boss fight killed me more than the spider and Nightmare combined.) And really, the drop off of exploration weakens the game. At least I beat Omega Metroid on my third attempt.

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KCF0107
07/18/21 4:45:03 AM
#71:


Monthly Progress
Council - KCF
Metroid - Lolo, darkx, Ark, MZero
Golf - Cody

Nominations
Ark - Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, Control
darkx - Punch Out 2009, Last of Us II
KCF - Aragami, Cat Quest, Banner Saga

Supports
Abacus - Banner Saga
Cody - Ace Attorney
Lolo - Banner Saga
Paul - Ace Attorney

Drawing in a week
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MZero
07/18/21 4:59:09 AM
#72:


I actually beat Zero Mission, not Fusion quite yet!

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KCF0107
07/18/21 5:05:49 AM
#73:


whoops, it was Wickle's alt
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ViolentAbacus
07/22/21 3:20:19 PM
#74:


Nominate:
Quantum Conundrum
Cris Tales

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Cody11533
07/23/21 12:01:15 AM
#75:


I'll nominate Orwell and Tales from the Borderlands.
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KCF0107
07/23/21 12:05:59 AM
#76:


Is this Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, or some other Orwell game that I am unaware of?
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Cody11533
07/23/21 8:36:40 AM
#77:


Keeping an Eye on You, I didn't know there was more than one!
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MZero
07/23/21 8:44:51 AM
#78:


I'll nominate Final Fantasy as the pixel remaster is coming out at the end of this month

I'll also nominate Scarlet Nexus as it's only fair

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Underleveled
07/23/21 9:49:20 AM
#79:


How many supports do I have left?

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Lolo_Guru
07/23/21 11:40:51 AM
#80:


Nominate Startropics, Pikmin 3, and Iconoclasts
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KCF0107
07/23/21 12:16:02 PM
#81:


Underleveled posted...
How many supports do I have left?

7
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Underleveled
07/23/21 3:32:22 PM
#82:


Support Control
Support StarTropics

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KCF0107
07/23/21 8:56:21 PM
#83:


Monthly Progress
Council - KCF
Metroid - Lolo, darkx, Ark, Wickle
Golf - Cody

Nominations
Abacus - Quantum Conundrum, Cris Tales
Ark - Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, Control
Cody - Orwell: Keeping an Eye, Tales Borderlands
darkx - Punch Out 2009, Last of Us II
KCF - Aragami, Cat Quest, Banner Saga
Lolo - StarTropics, Pikmin 3, Iconoclasts
MZero - Final Fantasy, Scarlet Nexus

Supports
Abacus - Banner Saga
Cody - Ace Attorney
darkx - Control, StarTropics
Lolo - Banner Saga
Paul - Ace Attorney

Drawing Sunday
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Great_Paul
07/25/21 10:54:14 AM
#84:


Nominate Doom (1993)

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MetalmindStats
07/25/21 1:53:43 PM
#85:


Support Cat Quest and Doom, nominate The Stillness of the Wind.

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Mr Crispy
07/25/21 2:22:19 PM
#86:


Nominate: Fire n Ice

(since it's on the NSO app on the switch)

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KCF0107
07/25/21 3:01:00 PM
#87:


Last call for noms and changes and supports
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TheArkOfTurus
07/25/21 3:02:15 PM
#88:


Support Aragami

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KCF0107
07/25/21 3:29:27 PM
#89:


Noms and changes and supports are now closed. I will draw soonish. I want to be triple sure that I don't miss anything.
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KCF0107
07/25/21 3:50:10 PM
#90:


And your August Games of the Month are...

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (PC/PS4/Switch/3DS/Android/iOS)
The Banner Saga (PC/XB1/PS4/Switch/Android/iOS)
Aragami (PC/XB1/PS4/Switch/Luna)
Quantum Conundrum (PC/XB1/PS3)


Congrats to Ark, myself, and Abacus for having their games selected!
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KCF0107
07/25/21 3:51:26 PM
#91:


1. Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, The
2. Banner Saga, The
3. Aragami
4. Quantum Conundrum

5. Stillness of the WInd, The
6. StarTropics
7. Cat Quest
8. Punch-Out (2009)
9. DOOM (1993)
10. Pikmin 3
11. Control
12. Iconoclasts
13. Cat Quest
14. Tales from the Borderlands
15. Final Fantasy
16. Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
17. Banner Saga, The
18. Aragami
19. Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, The
20. StarTropics
21. Control
22. Banner Saga, The
23. Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, The
24. Scarlet Nexus
25. Fire 'n Ice (Solomon's Key 2)
26. Cris Tales
27. DOOM (1993)
28. Last of Us Part II, The
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Underleveled
07/25/21 3:53:04 PM
#92:


Hmm, I might be sitting this one out. There are still a handful of AA games I haven't played and just want to do so before getting to TGAA (even though I know they aren't required for it)

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KCF0107
07/25/21 3:58:59 PM
#93:


Aragami: Shadows Edition (includes DLC) is on sale for $12 USD for Switch
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aragami-shadow-edition-switch/

Aragami: Shadows Edition is on sale for $5 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1578-CUSA06168_00-SHADOWEDITION001/

The Banner Saga Trilogy (obviously contains all three games) is on sale for $20 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0134-CUSA11054_00-TBSTRILOGYBUNDLE/

If you have been an XBL Gold/GPU subscriber for awhile, there's a chance you may have Aragami: Shadows Edition in your library as it was a Games with Gold title last November.
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ViolentAbacus
07/25/21 4:00:11 PM
#94:


Aye, Quantum Conundrum was finally chosen! And with that, all we need is X

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KCF0107
07/25/21 4:03:37 PM
#95:


I'm going to be busy next month it appears. According to HowLongToBeat, I should expect a minimum of roughly 24 hours for Aragami, Banner, and Quantum
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Lolo_Guru
07/25/21 4:13:55 PM
#96:


Any sales for ace attorney?
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KCF0107
07/25/21 4:22:56 PM
#97:


The western release of it hasn't come out yet, but I'm seeing pre-order discounts for two of the more prominent online PC Steam key sits, Green Man Gaming and Fanatical

https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-pc/
https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles

$33.50 USD at GMG and $34 at Fanatical (normally $40)

I forget where GMG's headquarters are, but if it is the UK like Fanatical, I would make sure to use Paypal or at least not your credit/debit card. When I use Paypal, I have never been charged a (miniscule) international currency conversion free, but I have when I used a card.
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TheArkOfTurus
07/25/21 4:30:59 PM
#98:


Definitely going to play Great Ace Attorney. Interested to try Aragami, although I'm not certain I'll end up beating it. Played The Banner Saga twice, but I'm probably down to replay it again. Just need to decide if I want to play the PC or Switch version (I don't own TBS2 or 3 on PC, but the Switch versions don't have survival mode, so I'm considering buying them anyway.) I'll need to look into Quantum Conundrum.

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Sherry_Tueli
07/25/21 4:35:35 PM
#99:


Nothing for me, and that's fine. More time to push a few games I really should beat sooner.

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KCF0107
07/25/21 4:40:26 PM
#100:


Just a heads up since I am assuming that everyone who will be playing Great Ace Attorney will be doing so via the upcoming western release and not the original Japanese versions, that Chronicles contains two games: Adventures and Resolve. Only the first game is part of next month's slate of games (the original nominator never specified, but I used my discretion). I'm not sure if they are integrated into one seamless game or you can choose which game from the main menu. I just wanted to point out that both games are pretty damn long to me (HowLongToBeat puts them both at 30+), so I didn't want anyone thinking that they had to put over 60 hours into this.
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TheArkOfTurus
07/25/21 5:33:13 PM
#101:


KCF0107 posted...
Only the first game is part of next month's slate of games (the original nominator never specified, but I used my discretion)

That was what I intended, yeah.

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ViolentAbacus
07/25/21 5:43:54 PM
#102:


I actually want to play all four games this month... Gonna be a rough month if I try that.

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